The Trump administration is making a second attempt to terminate the legal status of migrants who entered the United States through the CBP One application, a smartphone-based program introduced during the Biden administration, according to reporting by Al Jazeera.
The move comes after a federal judge previously blocked the administration's initial effort to end the temporary legal protections granted to individuals who used the app to schedule legal entry at ports of entry along the southern border.
What is CBP One?
CBP One was a digital tool rolled out under President Joe Biden that allowed migrants to book appointments at official border crossings rather than crossing irregularly. The program was widely seen as a way to manage migration flows more orderly, and hundreds of thousands of people entered the country legally using it before it was shut down on President Donald Trump's first day in office in January 2025.
Those who entered through CBP One were granted temporary legal status as part of the process, giving them permission to remain and work in the United States for a defined period.
Legal challenges and renewed push
The administration's first attempt to retroactively revoke that status was halted by a federal judge, who determined the move raised significant legal questions. Despite that earlier setback, the White House is now pursuing a renewed legal pathway to achieve the same outcome, according to Al Jazeera.
The renewed push is part of the broader Trump administration effort to aggressively curtail immigration, including the dismantling of programs and policies established under the previous administration. Immigration enforcement has been a central priority since Trump returned to office.
Critics of the administration's approach argue that revoking legal status from individuals who followed the official, lawful process to enter the country undermines trust in the immigration system and could expose a large number of people to deportation despite having complied with the rules in place at the time of their entry.
Supporters of the move contend that the temporary protections were improperly extended and that the administration has the authority to end them as part of restoring stricter immigration enforcement.
Broader context
The fate of CBP One entrants is one of several immigration disputes working through the federal courts as the Trump administration presses forward with sweeping changes to how the United States processes and handles migrants. Legal battles over deportation policies, humanitarian parole programs, and border enforcement measures have kept immigration issues at the forefront of the U.S. judicial system throughout 2025 and into 2026.
The number of people whose status could be affected by the latest action has not been confirmed in available reporting.
